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The bus driver said it was 26 miles. It doesn't really matter, it was a great view.

Nice!

 

What size lens were you using?

75X300 at full zoom. Mountain is 26 miles away from this spot.

My shot of the mountain from a few weeks earlier. Very similar.

This is from 26 miles away. I'm pretty happy with the result.

I just used Island Wings 2 weeks ago and I'm 65 years old and not overly spry. No problems at all getting in or out.

They try to eat nothing heavy after 9:00pm. It tends to make them gassy.

Juneau is great for whale watching and crab eating. Harv and Marv showed us a great time and lots of whales, sea lions, otters and bald eagles. Tracy's Crab shack hooked us up with very, very good King Crab legs and claws as well as beer and wine. Don't waste your time or $'s on the crab cake sandwich, get the legs....

Strongly recommend both....

We just got back from our Radiance cruise tour so our time of year is the same as yours. The weather in Fairbanks was warm, low to mid 70's. That was the end of warm weather. Denali was quite chilly, 50-60 but thankfully very clear. Saw the whole mountain and lots of wildlife. Talkeetna was cool and rainy. Juneau was cool but pretty calm which was nice for our whale watching tour. Saw many humpbacks, adult and juvenile, sea lions, otters and eagles. Other than Fairbanks it was quite cool. Raingear (Frogg Togg), long underwear, glove and knit cap are necessary.

Definately invest in a good telephoto lens. I recomend splurging and get a wide range tele. One that goes from 18 to at least 275 means you don't have to change lenses. I went with a 18 to 55 and a 70 to 300 and was changing lenses far more than I wanted too. My bro in law had the 18- 275 and never changed lenses. He got a whale breaching that I missed!!! Remember, it will quite likely be a long time (if ever) before you see these things again so to properly photograph, drop some coin on a lens.

Also, we did a floatplane tour out of Ketchican to the Misty Fjords with Island Wings. I STRONGLY recommend this.

Waterproof shoes and a rain suit. Frogg Toggs are inexpensive, take up very little room. Available at any sporting good store.

Hi Lovey!! We (wife and I) just got back from our Alaska trip. We did a cruise tour with RCI. Six days on land followed by 7 on the Radiance from Seward to Vancouver.

It was a wonderful trip with lots of wildlife and scenery beyond description. Here are a few things I would consider "don't miss" items...

1. Whale watching trip, preferable smaller boat. We did 6 pax with Harv and Marv, Liz our naturalist/captain was great.

2. Denali. Lots of wildlife and Mt Mckinley is truly breathtaking. We were fortunate to have full sight on a crystal clear day.

3. If you can fit it in the budget, a flightseeing tour from Ketchican into the Misty Fjords. We uased Island Wings (Michelle) and it was the highlight of our trip. Magnificent views and a landing on a lake that was nothing short of specacular. The price was around $240 per person.

Good luck with your planning and feek free to ask any questions if you have anything specific I can help with. I intend to post a full review when I can. I need to organize more than 2,000 photo's first.

Yes, you can upgrade on board. There will be a table you will pass as soon as you walk onto the ship. Very quick and easy.

Do I need to make them on Oasis? I'm aware that there are seats set aside for suite guests, but do I need to make reservations to ensure availability? Thanks in advance!

Frank & Faith

I'm booked on Oasis in October in a Sky Loft Suite. I know there is theater seating available for suite guests but I don't know if I need to reserve these seats in advance. Can anybody advise?

OK, so that explains it quite nicely......

I could understand a moderate price increase, maybe 10%, but this is a bit insane. But we should all remember though, this is their (RCI) ball so they have every right to make the rules. I'm all about free market economics (I'm the owner of two retail stores) and if the market will bear this increase more power to them.

For many folks, I suppose this is not a huge deal. For others, my wife and I included, this is a very big deal. We drink 5 to 10 drinks each on sea days and maybe half of that on port days and I will be very uncomfortable with these prices.

We have a cruise booked on Oasis in a sky loft suite in October and I will be looking around at other possible choices. I know that NCL is offering free drink package, free ultimate dining, payed grats and one more free thing that I can't recall for booking in their Haven suites.

I love RCI and specifically Oasis class but there are limits to the financial abuse I'll take.

Below is a link to a thread on this board that lists the 2015 drink prices. I'm not sure what you folks are drinking but I found almost no drinks as high as $12.00.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2176366

What am I missing?

#1 - that's just too long. I'd need to take a quickie between now and then.

 

#2 - that's my birthday! Where should I meet you for boarding?

 

;-)

I have 3 scheduled between now and then.

1. Alaska cruise tour with RCI in June.

2. Oasis E. Caribbean in a sky loft suite in October.

3. Another in Dec this year on NCL. Can't remember ship.

I'm sure there will be one or two more in 2016 before this one.

I will be at the bar with a big group, I'll buy you a drink!

635

Just booked Escape on Dec 17, 2016 for the entire family. Wife and me, three kids and their spouses and four grandchildren. Long way off but our first NCL cruise and our first family cruise. I predict the build up till sail away will be as fun as the cruise. Looking forward to this one.

We like the champagne bar. Every night we would stop there and have an Almond Joy. Definitely try it.

What are wine flights?

 

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It's when you sit at the bar at the airport before your flight to Ft Lauderdale and drink a lot of vino in anticipation of your cruise.

You sir, or madam, are a very good videographer! Thank you for taking the time to post this.

How about....."Overpriced"? In keeping with the current X trend?

If you have never been on another Princess ship you will like it. If you have been on any of the older Princess ships you will think this ship is a step down from the older ships.

Dang, I hope you're wrong on this. I'm on Regal next month and have cruised once with Princess on Crown and was not impressed. Was hoping a newer ship would be nicer.